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News coverage, public framing, messaging and communication practices.
Flanders criticizes a New York Times feature about a business providing assisted-death services after New York's legalization. She argues that commercial promotion of assisted death conflicts with suicide prevention and the purpose of healthcare.
Read →Flanders discusses Sami Parker's criticism of influencer partnerships promoting at-home abortion through Carafem. The article questions how the sponsored content presents the experience and whether important risks and difficulties are omitted.
Read →Flanders critiques a published account of a woman who became pregnant while a surrogate was carrying another child for her family. She questions the account's framing of the subsequent abortion as necessary and discusses the overlap between infertility treatment, surrogacy, and abortion.
Read →Lawler argues that mainstream news framing selectively emphasizes facts and language that favor abortion-rights narratives. He uses recent abortion coverage to illustrate how editorial choices can shape public understanding of life issues.
Read →Snyder critiques a John Oliver segment about abortion and pregnancy centers, arguing that entertainment framing omitted important facts and context. She uses the episode to discuss media narratives about pro-life organizations and pregnancy-center services.
Read →Thomas More Society and Live Action reject a cease-and-desist demand concerning coverage of publicly shared abortion stories. The release argues that describing abortion as killing is protected expression and says Live Action will not remove its reporting or adopt the opposing organization’s preferred terminology.
Read →Van Maren criticizes Canadian media coverage celebrating the growth of medical assistance in dying. He contrasts the Canadian debate with British press coverage and argues that opponents have received inadequate attention.
Read →Van Maren responds to an influencer couple's public account of choosing abortion after a prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis. He criticizes disability-selective abortion and highlights responses from people describing the value of relatives with Down syndrome.
Read →Rickman interviews Joel Webb about the mission, services and public controversies surrounding pregnancy resource centers. The conversation presents pregnancy centers as practical pro-life institutions serving women who may otherwise feel pressured toward abortion.
Read →Andersen critiques news coverage she believes adopts abortion-rights assumptions rather than neutrally reporting disputed policy questions. She argues that word choice, sourcing and omitted context can turn abortion journalism into advocacy.
Read →Van Maren recounts Bernard Nathanson's transition from abortion provider to pro-life advocate. The essay emphasizes the role Nathanson attributed to ultrasound footage and the film The Silent Scream in changing his perspective.
Read →Van Maren critiques a CBC story about a woman seeking access to medical assistance in dying for mental illness. He argues that the framing favors expansion and conflicts with suicide-prevention messaging.
Read →Bennett and Hannah Harris discuss the development of abortion pills from a critical pro-life perspective. They also address the Colorado March for Life, billboard vandalism, and their concerns about news coverage.
Read →The writer examines abortion-related stories centered on women and argues that news coverage can obscure the unborn child and the pressures surrounding abortion decisions. The piece calls for pro-life advocacy that recognizes both women’s circumstances and the humanity of their unborn children.
Read →Bohan highlights Secular Pro-Life graphics that performed strongly or communicated key arguments during 2025. The collection functions as a snapshot of the organization’s messaging on fetal development, abortion ethics and pro-life persuasion.
Read →The writer responds to criticism of Live Action’s Baby Olivia fetal-development video and argues that the underlying embryology is accurately represented. The piece treats disputes over the video as part of a broader argument about fetal development and public education.
Read →Campbell compares words such as baby, fetus, and preborn in conversations about abortion. She argues that useful terminology should support substantive dialogue rather than turn disagreements over labels into the entire discussion.
Read →Brahm and Monica Snyder answer listener questions about biological personhood arguments, misinformation, and abortion-related healthcare claims. They also discuss difficult dialogue dynamics and nonreligious resources for people seeking support after abortion.
Read →Trudden contrasts newly described pro-choice pregnancy centers with the services and mission of pro-life pregnancy-help organizations. She argues that similar services can obscure important differences and urges clearer communication about each organization's approach.
Read →Snyder critiques coverage of Kat Cammack's ectopic pregnancy and the hesitation described by her medical team. She disputes the interpretation that Florida's abortion restrictions prohibited the needed treatment.
Read →Stark offers practical guidance for discussing abortion through listening, questions, compassion, and shared values. He argues that a respectful approach helps people consider the pro-life case more seriously than confrontation or assumptions about their motives.
Read →Trudden contends that mainstream coverage understates the assistance pregnancy-help organizations provide. She contrasts negative portrayals with reported client satisfaction and questions reliance on sources connected to abortion advocacy.
Read →Steven Ertelt relays Created Equal's account of damage to signs opposing Florida's abortion amendment during public outreach. The report presents the organization's response and describes its effort to reach voters through roadside and campus displays.
Read →Snyder challenges reporting that links Josseli Barnica's death to a legal requirement to wait for fetal cardiac activity to cease. She argues that emergency exceptions permitted intervention and raises separate questions about the medical care described in the reporting.
Read →Godsey describes vandalism, litigation, and negative publicity directed at pregnancy-help organizations. He argues that these pressures undermine women's access to alternatives to abortion and calls for defense of the centers' work.
Read →Snyder questions the commonly repeated estimate that later abortions account for only one percent of abortions. She discusses gaps in reporting and argues that both the uncertainty and the number of affected pregnancies warrant attention.
Read →Dave Andrusko argues that pro-life communication should appeal to shared commitments about human equality and care for vulnerable people. He criticizes abortion advocacy and media portrayals while encouraging writers to keep presenting evidence and practical compassion.
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